I have two Keekaroos that I got in excellent condition from Craigslist for $70 each. My son has peed on the table so many times, that it's been great to just wipe them clean.

I got the SkipHop version for less than $50 from Carters.com. I swear it saved our marriage.

I had a regular changing pad for DD1, which worked great. Occasional messes were easy to clean — just toss the cover in the wash

Then we had DS2. He had explosive poops constantly, and then when you’re trying to wipe the poop off of his entire body, he pees everywhere. We were tired of washing 3-4 covers everyday. His newborn explosive poops are done thank god, but he still has massive blowouts that are so much easier to clean with the hard shell changing pads. They’re easy to disinfect too and our light grey one still looks unstained and pristine.

Cheap vinyl pad..wipes off quite easily. Can't really imagine what else is required.

bumbo makes one that looks almost identical to the peanut, and it's 1/2 the cost. (Still twice what it's worth, but oh well.)

Can someone please explain why the keekaroo is so great?

My daughter is 21 months and we have cheap summer infants on each level (with cheap fabric covers that I cover with munchkin pads) and they have been great. I got the Ikea one for baby 2 only because I saw it when I was there. Why would you need such an expensive pad?

Blue Chux on top of whatever you already have. They sell them in packs of 100 on amazon. Use and toss. They come in very handy when baby decides to go in the middle of changing.

We had a couple cloth covers and then put one of these liners on top:

https://www.amazon.com/Munchkin-Waterproof-Changing-Liners-Count/dp/B009UPUJIY

When one got dirty, I’d swap out a clean one and throw it in the wash (we cloth diapered so I was always washing anyway). They were starting to get a bit ratty by the time kid #1 potty trained so I’ll get a new pack for #2, but they’re cheap!

I've just used the floor, the bed, the couch, etc. A blanket or towel spread out beneath the baby/toddler has been all I've ever needed.

We are on baby #2 with a large gap. We happened to still have our first pad...a naturpedic, it is in like new condition. We live in a bigger house now, and I wanted a second one. I started out interested in the keekaroo but like others have said, it’s really kind of crazy expensive for what it is (a slab of foam) and what you will use it for. Even with giving myself permission to splurge on new baby things here and there, as we needed so little...I ended up with https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B017IRZNEK/ref=mp_s_a_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1533249620&sr=8-4&keywords=icomfort+changing+pad&dpPl=1&dpID=41UJl2ImoUL&ref=plSrch

No regrets. It’s still a higher end pad, it’s huge so will comfortably fit baby for longer, and we are three months in with zero incidents. The whole thing is water proof, but also comes with a removable, washable pad. We use a cute simple cover on it and throw it in the wash once a week. In the very beginning, for the first week while we were still dealing with adjusting to diaper changes and meconium we put one of those blue chuck pads down with changes. Other than that we just throw the cover in when we do sheets.

Word to the wise: don't stress over this. Just get whatever you see at target. or better yet, just lay a towel on a bed!!!

(Yes, I was you just a couple of short years ago.)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just re-use the one you already have. There is nothing so amazing about the wipe clean models that it's worth shelling out $150 for.

this.

Yes, just use the one you have. I just use the wipeable pad the came with a diaper bag and put that over the changing pad. I wouldn’t spend more money for a place to change diapers.

Have the Keekaroo and love it, but it’s defintiely a nice to have not a need to have.

Anonymous wrote:This reminds me of a story I must share! We were living in NYC when I was pregnant with my 1st. For fun we went to a trendy baby shop to get a few things, DH came and was just starting to get into it. We aren't wealthy or broke, just normal duel income ppl. Dh said "don't worry about prices here just get a few things for fun." So I put that peanut changing pad in the pile. I figure even if it's 2x normal mark up that can't be more than 40 bucks right? Dh and I about died when we saw the price. Dh was trying to make this a fun care free day but paused and said "ummm I just cant" hahaha. I agreed. We got that summer brand one that's 17.99 on prime and now 2 kids later it's still been just fine!

Funny. I didn't know that the keekaroo thing was so expensive until I saw this post! I'd heard of it but i'm slightly past the need for a changing pad. I would have guessed $40 too. $120? Holy....

I love our keekaroo. It has often been filled with pee, but quickly cleaned up just like new.